Energy Management

To achieve optimal performance, buildings need to respond to how people perform inside them.

Global Links, a Pittsburgh non-profit that helped others through the COVID-19 crisis, received its own relief through solar energy financing.

EaaS provides an alternative to the typical customer-funded or financed capital improvement project, and rising operations and maintenance costs.

Energy Savings as a Service (ESaaS) allows companies, facilities, and organizations of every size to upgrade their existing energy infrastructure to modern, energy-efficient solutions—but without the up-front costs typically associated with such a project.

After dropping 24%, U.S. office building electricity consumption has risen to 89% of its pre-pandemic level.

ASHE has named the Atrium Health Cleveland plant operations and maintenance team its 2020 Energy Champion for leadership in becoming a more energy-efficient facility.

The SPIRE™ Smart Building Program is the world’s first-and-only comprehensive and objective assessment and rating program for smart buildings.

The U.S. House has passed an energy innovation bill that would make key strides to improve energy efficiency in buildings.

Misconceptions about utility usage often stem from a facility manager’s misdirected focus on what usage is being monitored, instead of focusing on how it is being monitored day-to-day.

The retrofit will improve light levels at WernerCo’s 500,000-square-foot facility and lower the Midwest location’s lighting bill by 60%

Tackling energy projects can be eased with energy service performance contracts.

The New Mexico city is only the second in the world to achieve Gold status under more stringent USGBC LEED v4.1 rating system.

The more than 950 public and private sector organizations participating in DOE’s Better Buildings Initiative have saved nearly $11 billion in energy costs.

A program of the Institute for Market Transformation and the U.S. DOE Better Buildings Alliance, Green Lease Leaders recognizes landlords and tenants who take action toward sustainable leasing terms.

Leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) can yield insight into energy pricing that customers and energy users can use to hedge resources and take advantage of key incentives.

Uptime Institute has identified factors impacting data centers for this year and beyond.

In this annual survey of Facility Executive readers, votes were cast for product and service suppliers preferred during 2019.

Beyond energy savings, connected lighting is a pathway to intelligent use of space and better building diagnostics.

The April 2020 issue features HVAC and COVID-19, anti-drone technology, lighting trends, and more. Plus, our annual Readers' Choice Awards.

Hatch Data, a commercial real estate software company based in San Francisco and Boston, has released its building energy data up to April 4, 2020.

As businesses embrace the new remote norm during the COVID-19 crisis, what happens to the buildings they leave behind, and those responsible for running those buildings?

This year's ENERGY STAR Award Winners have demonstrated national leadership in cost-saving energy efficient solutions.

The deep data granularity of this energy analytics engine for buildings allows it to adapt to new energy efficiency measures while guaranteeing energy savings.

A fast-paced facility operation is a great fit for Dennis Williams, Senior VP of Operations and Assistant GM at Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum.

Energy meters in facilities can help reduce energy consumption, cut costs, and increase sustainability.

Data center owner/operators can now get a comprehensive assessment of their facilities’ electrical system and backup capabilities.

In an evolving landscape, smart buildings dynamically respond to the immediate and future needs of facility management and occupants.

These types of systems help facilities balance water and energy usage goals and demands.

A first of its kind report from ASE, ACEEE, and BSCE states energy efficiency actions have delivered results, while warning of stalled progress.

Recent research on Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) indicates commercial and industrial customers can benefit.

The December 2019 Issue looks at HVAC, smart building technology, and the building envelope. Plus green restrooms and wayfinding with color.

View this free video webinar to examine the challenges for power and data placement in open plan offices and see examples of high-powered workstations that pair raceways with simple furnishings.​

Many companies providing energy services to commercial customers tend to focus on energy usage and technology first, and the business case second.

Microsoft and the Minnesota Twins are among the recipients to be recognized next month during the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Atlanta.

Whether for new construction or renovation, early recognition of five key aspects is important.

The right projects built with the right solutions will deliver important energy savings while making smart, financial sense.

The new Energy to Care Dashboard Tool from ASHE offers an at-a-glance view of healthcare facilities’ energy use.

Learn how software technology can monitor energy consumption while improving cost savings and the lifespan of critical assets.

IoT is creating opportunities for information gathering and sharing that will have an astounding impact on the way buildings are managed and operated.

The soon to be released NFPA 855, Standard on the Installation of Stationary Energy Storage Systems impacts facilities with on-site systems.